Historic Texas Postcards

A postcard from 1916 published by Curt Teich & Co. celebrating the completion of the titular dam. The artwork features a frontal view of the dam, and a caption on the back reads: “DAM AT ELEPHANT BUTTE, ON RIO GRANDE, NEAR EL...

A postcard from approximately 1911-1924 published by Atlas News Agency illustrating the stately facade of the Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The caption on the back reads: “The Administration Building, Texas...

A postcard dated May 31, 1909 published by an unknown company showing the brick architecture of the Texas and Pacific Station of Fort Worth, Texas. There is a short message on the back. The delivery address is St. Louis, Missouri.

A postcard from approximately 1900-1908 published by Curt Teich & Co. depicting the expansive stock yards north of Fort Worth, Texas. There is a short message on the back. The delivery address is Lymansville, Tennessee.

A postcard from approximately 1896-1924 published by Galveston Wholesale News Co. featuring a colorful illustration of the Bishop’s Residence in Galveston, Texas. The caption on the back reads: "Practically every type of...

A postcard that could be from any time from 1836-2001 published by Colourpicture Publishers brightly depicts the Sacred Heart Church on the corner of 14th and Broadway in Galveston, Texas. The back of the postcard is blank.

A postcard from approximately 1911-1924 published by Seawall Specialty Co. depicting throngs of people gathering on the beach outside Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas. The caption on the back reads: " HOTEL GALVEZ, GALVESTON,...

A postcard dated September 17, 1907 published by Gust. Feist Co. and created by Curt Teich & Co. that depicts the massive sea wall overlooking the beach in Galveston, Texas. There is a short message on the back.

A postcard from 1908 published Kansas City Post Card Co. featuring a black and white photograph of wagons carrying baled cotton for sale in the Public Square in Greenville, Texas. There is a short message on the back.The...

A postcard from 1898 published by an unknown company depicts the historic battleground in San Jacinto, Texas. The caption reads: “Santa Anna surrendered to General Sam Houston under these trees, April 21st., 1836"

A postcard dated December 1907 published by Raphael Tuck and Sons illustrates the prominent steeple of the Annunciation Church in Houston, Texas. The caption on the back reads: " ANNUNCIATION CHURCH is one of the important,...

A postcard from approximately 1905-1924 published by Postal Card and Novelty Co. featuring a stylized image of the First National Bank of Houston, Texas on both the front and back. The back of the card is blank.

A postcard dated November 17, 1907 published by Raphael Tuck and Sons with an illustration of the towering First National Bank of Houston, Texas. The caption reads: "THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, at the corner of Main and Franklin...

A postcard from approximately 1910-1924 published by L. Bunting depicts the front of the South Texas Commercial National Bank in Houston, Texas complete with customers. The back of the postcard is blank.

A postcard dated December 1904 published by an unknown company depicts the imposing facade of the Cotton Exchange Building on the corner of Fannin and Franklin in Houston, Texas. There is a short message on the front and a...

A postcard dated August 3, 1911 published by S.H. Kress and Co. illustrating workers in the process of moving cotton off of a large ship. The caption reads: “SHIPMENTS AMOUNT TO NEARLY - 400000 BALES PER YEAR.” There is a...

A postcard dated December 7, 1914 published by S.H. Kress and Co. illustrating workers in the process of moving cotton off of a large ship. The caption reads: “SHIPMENTS AMOUNT TO NEARLY - 400000 BALES PER YEAR.” There is a...

A postcard dated May 16, 1907 published by Souvenir Post Card Co. illustrating the stately exterior of Carnegie Library in Houston, Texas. There are several stamps and a delivery address in Brockton, Massachusetts on the back.

A postcard dated May 12, 1907 published by Adolph Selige Pub. Co. depicting the adjoining Carnegie Library and First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The back of the postcard is stamped and addressed.

A postcard from approximately 1900-1924 published by Raphael Tuck and Sons depicting the adjoining Carnegie Library and First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The caption on the back reads: “CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND...

A postcard dated August 6, 1907 published by Souvenir Post Card Co. illustrating the bright red facade of the Central Fire Station in Houston, Texas. There is a short message on the front. The delivery address is Granville, Ohio.